By LILY DIXON 8-18 Media Special to the Journal MARQUETTE — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took time out of her busy schedule to talk about three issues that matter to young voters. The questions focused on gun reform, the importance of the youth vote and the need for young people to be engaged ...
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A mid-Michigan man has been charged with sending threatening text messages to United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on the eve of the union’s strike against Detroit’s three automakers, a prosecutor said Friday. Zachary David White, 31, of Davison Township, near ...
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Commercial casinos in the U.S. had their best July ever this year, winning nearly $5.4 billion from gamblers, according to figures released Thursday by a national gambling industry group. The American Gaming Association said the ...
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Maternal Mortality Surveillance program has launched a new website dedicated to preventing pregnancy-related deaths. Hear Her Michigan provides potentially life-saving messages about urgent maternal health warning ...
DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.03 million to a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two hunters before the convictions were thrown out in February. Jeff Titus, 71, qualified for compensation under the state’s wrongful conviction law, which ...
DETROIT (AP) — With a deadline looming just before midnight Thursday, the United Auto Workers union and Detroit’s three automakers remain far apart in contract talks, and the union is preparing to strike. In an online address to union members Wednesday, union President Shawn Fain said ...